| Product Code: | BN-LA461-H2 |
| Artist: | Gil Evans |
| Origin: | USA |
| Label: | Blue Note (1975) |
| Format: | 2 X LP |
| Availability: | Enquire Now |
| Condition: |
Cover: VG+
Record: VG+
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| Genre: | Jazz U |
Very smart clean double vinyl housed in a nice gatefold cover ..
This two-LP set (put out in 1975) combines together a pair of arranger Gil Evans's greatest sessions. Both New Bottles Old Wine and Great Jazz Standards were reissued for a period on CD before also going out-of-print. The former session features altoist Cannonball Adderley in peak form as the main soloist on such tunes as "St. Louis Blues," "Struttin' with Some Barbeque," "Lester Leaps In," "Manteca" and a classic reworking of Jelly Roll Morton's "King Porter Stomp"; other soloists include trombonist Frank Rehak, trumpeter Johnny Coles and Evans himself on piano. The second date, highlighted by a very memorable rendition of "Straight No Chaser," also has "Davenport Blues," "Joy Spring" and "Django" among the highlights; key soloists include trumpeter Johnny Coles, Steve Lacy on soprano and tenorman Budd Johnson. Essential music.
